Northrop Grumman’s Talon drone has received the YFQ-48A designation and is now a leading contender in the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, supporting future operations alongside crewed fighters.
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A December 19 inspector general audit found that the Department of Defense did not consistently hold Lockheed Martin accountable for poor F-35 sustainment performance under a 2024 contract.
Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft has received a temporary lifeline after the U.S. Congress blocked Pentagon plans to terminate the troubled program.
As Chinese warships and aircraft moved into position around Taiwan for the launch of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) latest large-scale exercise, “Justice Mission 2025,” Taipei responded not with words, but with imagery.
The B-2 Spirit is designed for extremely long-duration missions, yet it carries only two pilots.
Boeing has secured a contract valued at more than $2 billion to continue modernization work on the US Air Force’s B-52H strategic bomber fleet.
The U.S. Air Force confirmed an expanded deployment of MQ-9A Reaper drones from Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla (BQN) in Puerto Rico.
The US Air Force is preparing to stand up a new experimental unit designed to define how low-cost, one-way attack drones will be used in future conflicts against peer adversaries.
The US Army has begun planning for an overhaul programme aimed at keeping its Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk fleet operational well beyond 2050.
Vermont Air National Guard F-35A fighters deploy to Puerto Rico, boosting U.S. strike power under Operation Southern Spear.